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National Bank Act
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The National Banking Acts of 1863 and 1864 were two United States federal banking acts that established a system of national banks chartered at the federal level, and created the United States Nationa
A "greenback" note issued during the Civil War
A "greenback" note issued during the Civil War
The First National Bank in Philadelphia
The First National Bank in Philadelphia
$1000 National Bank Note from 1875
$1000 National Bank Note from 1875
Second Bank of the United States
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The Second Bank of the United States was the second federally authorized National Bank in the United States, chartered under the Madison administration. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the bank
National Bank Act
…States Department of the Treasury. The acts shaped today's national banking system and its support of a uniform U.S. banking policy. At the end of the Second Bank of the United States in 1836, the control of banking regimes devolved mostly to the states. Different states adopted policies including a total ban on banking (as in…
The north façade of the bank on Chestnut Street
The north façade of the bank on Chestnut Street
An 1824 draft on the bank written and signed by Daniel Webster, its attorney and the director of the Boston branch
An 1824 draft on the bank written and signed by Daniel Webster, its attorney and the director of the Boston branch
A promissory note issued by the Second Bank of the United States, December 15, 1840, for the amount of $1,000
A promissory note issued by the Second Bank of the United States, December 15, 1840, for the amount of $1,000
A Democratic cartoon from 1833 showing Jackson destroying the Second Bank with his "Order for the Removal", to the approval of the Uncle Sam-like figu
A Democratic cartoon from 1833 showing Jackson destroying the Second Bank with his "Order for the Removal", to the approval of the Uncle Sam-like figure to the right, and the annoyance of the bank's president, shown as the Devil himself. Numerous politicians and editors who were given favorable loans from the bank run for cover as the financial temple crashes down.